DISCUSSION
Large vs. Small Battleships
(See Page 1079. Whole No. 164)
Lieut. Comdr. T. L. Johnson, U. S. Navy.—Upon the receipt of the Proceedings for July-August I was surprised to find the essay on “Large vs. Small Battleships ” had been deleted without my knowledge. Subsequent satisfactory explanations by the Secretary showed it to have been impossible to refer the article to me on account of lack of time. The deleted matter consisted principally of a ballistic table, and references thereto, of 12-inch, 14-inch and 16-inch 50 caliber guns. In my opinion, the analysis of this table had a very important bearing on the conclusions reached and I am sorry the Navy Department considered them as trespassing on the confidential.
Typographical errors:
Page 1091, last column of table—caption, omit word “pound.”
Page 1099, fifth line from bottom, change “forts” to “ports.”